Q: I write from India; currently I am in my last year of pre-university schooling. I am very interested in engineering, and especially automobile engineering. I am really interested in designing automobiles. What are the top engineering schools in the world where I could pursue these interests?

Q: I am applying to a university and would like to get a part-time job so that I can work while I am in school? How would I maintain a good GPA while working?ver resposta

Q: I am currently doing a school project in which I am being interviewed as if ten years from now I am an electrical engineering being interviewed for a job. I would like to know what the requirements for obtaining a career as an electrical engineering. I would like to know what steps I need to take for that specific field. What kind of majors, certificates, etc., should I pursue?ver resposta

Q: I was wondering if it is hard to become an engineer? Even if it is hard, is it worth it? I am really getting interested in this field. I am 14 years old and hope to one day work as an engineer.ver resposta

Q: I am an electronics and communications student and I am interested in learning more about communication systems of the future. ver resposta

Q: Did you decide which engineering discipline to study during your first year in college? Or later?ver resposta

Q: What study habits or skills would I need in order to do well in computer programming?ver resposta

Q: Why did you decide to study engineering, and do you find the coursework allows much hands-on work?ver resposta

Q: I am a community college student and I am trying to decide if I should transfer to a university that has both Engineering and Engineering Technology programs. However, I can't find the difference between Engineering and Engineering Technology. Could someone please explain the difference?ver resposta

Q: How did you choose the school you went to for your degree? I'm having a hard time deciding…help!ver resposta

Q: I am a junior in high school and all my life I have enjoyed building things, solving problems and drawing plans for various devices. After doing a little bit of construction with an engineer on a mission trip with church, I am pretty sure I want to go into engineering. My only problem is that when I understand math I love it, but there are times when I don’t understand it and then I can’t stand it. I am in Trig Analysis / Pre-calculus this year and I like solving the problems, but I still have mixed feelings. Do you or any students that you work with have the same problem and do you think it would be a big hindrance to me if I want to succeed in Civil Engineering?ver resposta

Q: I am a third year student in a Bachelor of Technology program in India. I want to devote my career to the betterment of my country, India. What is the most useful path for a student like me to take in order to advance this cause?ver resposta

Q: My friends tell me that it's better to find a roommate who is also studying engineering if I go into engineering — do you find this is true?

Q: I am a senior attending a small rural high school in the United States. I am very interested in majoring in Biological Systems Engineering in college. I would like to get some information on:

1. the criteria you used in choosing an engineering college;
2. the high school requirements that you had to fulfill in order to qualify;
3. what is the most interesting impact that you feel that engineering brings to the world around us?

Q: I do not stay at a dorm at school; I commute everyday. Is it harder to find a club or activity to join if you are a commuter?ver resposta

Q: I am a freshman in college and my major is Computer Engineering. I am taking an Introduction to Electrical Engineering class. Is it bad that I do not understand the topics discussed in class? We just started class and it seems like the other students all know what the teacher is talking about, but all the things I am interested in like computers, the hardware and how it operates are never discussed in this class.ver resposta

Q: what does it take for somebody to become an Electrical or Electronics Engineer?ver resposta

Q: I am in my 2nd year of electronics and telecommunication engineering and wanted to know about specializations. I am interested in electronics, robotics and automation and don't have a clear view about the courses offered related to my major and interests.ver resposta

Q: What is the difference between Robotics and Mechatronics? Also, how does Mechanical and Automation Engineering differ from Mechanical Engineering?ver resposta

Q: I am studying surveying and geoinformatics for my first degree, but want to major in aeronautical engineering for a Master degree. I dream, think and feel aeronautics all the time.

Q: Can you provide a website where I can download a MATLAB windkessel model?

This is a question on biological modeling. Windkessel models are used to describe the load faced by the heart in pumping blood through the pulmonary or systemic arterial system, and the relation between blood pressure and blood flow in the aorta or the pulmonary artery. A windkessel model calculates the blood flow, compliance, and resistance among the four compartments of the heart.

Many researchers report on using MATLAB to create three and four element Windkessel models (try a Google search with "Windkessel" and "MATLAB". You will get at least 20 such articles.) It does not appear too difficult to write your own code. However if you prefer a ready-made program your best available resource seems to be a program by Zhe Hu, who provided a simulink model of human cardiovascular system which may just include what you are seeking.

Martin HLAVÁČ of the Department of Biomedical Engineering in FEEC (Czech Republic) wrote an article entitled Windkessel Model Analysis in MATLAB. I suggest you contact him or his thesis advisor Prof. Jiří Holčík (the paper has mailing addresses) and ask for the code.

Q: BACKGROUND: We live in Sierra Vista, AZ, about 70 miles SE of Tucson. My 17 year old son is a high school senior and wants to become an engineer, but is still undecided which engineering sub-category he wants to specialize in. He is interested in robotics and maybe nanotechnology. He has taken Advanced Placement classes in English, Mathematics and Physics. He already has earned some college credit by signing up for Dual-Credit classes. We are split over 2 options: 1) having him attend for the first 2 years a community college which has a 2-year Pre-Engineering Program, and then have him attend a traditional university for the last 2 years of college; or 2) having him start as a freshman in a traditional 4-year institution.

QUESTIONS:

What, if any, are the pros and cons of both options? Is there an industry bias out there when it comes to hiring an applicant who either completed a 4 year program right away or first did a 2 year program and then finished up a 4 year program?

Q: Hi, I'm a current engineering student (I have an A.A. in Pre-engineering) pursuing an electrical/computer engineering degree and would like to know what school supplies will be needed for a Junior engineering student. Also what type of computer would be recommended.ver resposta